Man erased a slim 7-6, halftime deficit with a big third quarter and the Hillbillies held on to knock off Class AAA Greenbrier East, 22-17, in a game played at Spartan Stadium on Friday night.
The Hillbillies, now 4-0, built a 22-7 lead heading into the fourth quarter before the Spartans scored on a late safety and touchdown in the game’s final three minutes.
Man’s Quentin Moody scored on a 10-yard pass play from quarterback Caleb Milton midway through the third period to put the Hillbillies ahead to stay. He then picked off a pass and returned it 30 yards for a score. Milton passed for 102 yards. Quentin Mood had four catches for 59 yards.
Running back Josh Moody scored on a 15-yard run in the second period.
Man returns home to host River View (2-3) on Sept. 27. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
At Fairlea
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MN (4-0)….0 6 16 0 – 22
GE (2-2)…..0 7 0 10 – 17
Scoring:
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
MN – Josh Moody, 15-yard run (kick blocked), 7:29
GE – Kyle King, 5-yard run (Owen Vogelsong kick), :41
Third Quarter
MN – Quentin Moody, 10-yard pass from Caleb Milton (Cameron Frye pass from Caleb Milton), 4:02
MN – Quentin Moody, 30-yard INT (Cameron Frye run), :57
Fourth Quarter
GE – Safety, 2:45
GE – Nate Baker, 5-yard pass from Kyle King (Nate Baker pass from Kyle King), 1:11.
Next up: Man (4-0) vs. River View (2-3), 7:30 p.m., Sept. 27.